October Virtual Help Desk

Do you need some advice about a current project? Are you looking for peer recommendations for tools, vendors or tactics? The IABC Boston Chapter Virtual Help Desk is a monthly opportunity to tap the power of your IABC peers. Join the call any time during the hour and get the support you need.

The October Virtual Help Desk staffers include:

Cindy Hutter – expertise in communication planning and strategy

Elise Mesedahl – expertise in internal communications

After RSVP’ing on Eventbrite, you will receive information about how to access the virtual help desk.

Intranet, SharePoint, Workplace by Facebook, Slack, or Office 365? The opportunities and challenges of the digital workplace have given internal communicators a wide range of choices for their intranet and workplace strategy. Join this webinar and learn how an employee app fits into the mix.

The following topics will be addressed:

-What are the challenges of the new, digital workplace?
-Which strategy fits best with your company and your target audience?
-Employee app meets SharePoint: What possibilities are there from a technical perspective?

Presenter: Frank Wolf

Frank Wolf is the co-founder of Staffbase, a leading employee app platform with a global customer base. He is an intranet and communication expert and author of the book Social Intranet, and has more than a decade of experience working with enterprise software from leading positions with Accenture and T-Mobile.

Understanding how to introduce video technology to your company is pivotal in creating a culture of learning at your organization. Learn how successful companies have introduced the benefits of streaming to build transparency and heighten employee engagement at their organization.

According to Fast Company, “Not having a video strategy for 2017 is like not having a digital strategy in 2000.” Convincing management to invest in the technology may be easier than you think, once they’re aware of the benefits of a platform that meets their business needs and long-term company goals.

In this session, you will learn:

•How companies have introduced video technology to their organization that’s proven to increase transparency in the workplace.
•The variety of video functionalities available, from live streaming to video on-demand capabilities.
•How to utilize interactivity tools, such as polls, surveys and audience Q&A to drive inclusiveness and boost engagement levels.

*Please note that by signing up for a solution provider webinar, you are allowing us to share your registration information with the webinar host.

January Virtual Help Desk

Do you need some advice about a current project? Are you looking for peer recommendations for tools, vendors or tactics? The IABC Boston Chapter Virtual Help Desk is a monthly opportunity to tap the power of your IABC peers. Join the call any time during the hour and get the support you need.

After RSVP’ing on Eventbrite, you will receive information about how to access the virtual help desk.

It’s the dirty little secret of the business world: Between 80 and 95 percent of employees don’t know or understand the strategy. And it occurs regardless of how good the strategy is.

Using industry case studies, this presentation will highlight:

Why communicating strategy fails.

How strategy can be converted into a co-designed story that can be told and retold, so everyone has clarity on what the organization is trying to achieve.

Identifying and tackling anti-stories that prevent progress.

In this webinar, you will learn:

How to craft a strategy story that is owned by your most important influencers.

What a business story looks and sounds like and how to spot good ones.

Three big mistakes novices make when starting out with story techniques.

Presenter/Shawn Callahan, is the author of Putting Stories to Work and the founder at Anecdote, the world’s largest business storytelling company. Shawn started his career in tech with companies such as Oracle and IBM but realized that, at the end of the day, it was the human factors that determined the success of any enterprise. In 2004 he founded Anecdote, a firm that helps leaders and sellers find and tell great oral stories. He works with Global 1,000 companies and a global network of partners. Shawn’s book, Putting Stories to Work, won a gold medal in the 2017 Axiom business book awards in the category of Networking (social networking, communication skills).

Solution provider webinar: How to Use Video To Enhance Executive Communication

One of the biggest differences between high performing organizations and those that consistently fail to reach performance goals involves executive communication. All too often members of the C-suite hide behind others to convey their vision for the company. While they may think it is more efficient to communicate indirectly, they are doing little to endear themselves to their employees.

Streaming video allows executives to engage in interactive live communicate with all employees no matter where they are located. It is for this reason that many corporate communications departments are choosing to host All-Hands and Town Hall meetings with this technology.

In this webinar, we will discuss:

The benefits of using video for executive messaging.

How to prep your executives to communicate with video.

Tips for selecting a video platform for executive communication.

Presenter/Bill Accola, is vice president, professional services & customer success at MediaPlatform. He is responsible for delivering integrated solutions to address the challenging business requirements of MediaPlatform’s customers. He brings an advanced understanding of project management tools and best-practice methodology to manage complex, multi-disciplinary projects. Previously, he served as executive director of business development for the news distribution industry leader Marketwire.

Shazia Haq is senior content marketing manager at MediaPlatform. Haq has a professional background in b2b content marketing and technology writing. She earned her master’s degree in international politics from NYU and her undergraduate degree in print journalism from the University of Southern California.

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